<p>does anyone know ANYONE who has been accepted to cornell who got under a 1200 on their sats?if so what were their stats? howd they get in? killer gpa?</p>
<p>recruited for swim</p>
<p>probably some crazy hook, or even just a really solid application aside from SAT's...they aren't everything</p>
<p>i was recruited there for soccer...the coach just put me on his "list" does that count? haha</p>
<p>Well...there's this one kid who's bound to be a professional swimmer at my school. His GPA is less than stellar, and his SAT's were in the 1100's. <em>sigh</em> If only I were a jock.</p>
<p>a friend of mine was accepted this past week with 1110 sat score 500 range on satII, around 94 avg, shes black and lives in ny, the messed thing is that she doesnt want to go to cornell when she first filled out the application</p>
<p>I'm sure there is. It's always either an athlete, minority student, or someone they needed to fill the quota (i.e. someone from a third world country or something). Most of us regular people don't stand a chance...unless we helped cure cancer or something more plausible as in work on the US campaign</p>
<p>i got in with 1200s and low SATIIs
but i have a crapload of service and have been recognized for it nationwide
i dont think SATs are as important as people think, but that's just me.</p>
<p>I got in with a SAT below 1200 back in 2001. I had a 4.2 GPA and ranked 2nd in my class. While my SAT scrore was low compared to other Cornell students, it was one of the highest in my senior class. I also had plenty of service activities, some of which received state-wide recognition. Two major advantages: I was a minority student applying to engineering and I set up appointments with many of the people who happened to be on the admissions council. So while my SAT wasn't great, everything else was. And the people who made the admissions decisions knew me personally from the meetings and said that I presented myself well. I left after two years (too stressful and confusing) and I'm doing much better in another engineering program. I have a brother graduating this year with a Cornell engineering degree. What killed me was the lack of a rigorous math and science program in my high school, so I spent a lot of time trying to catch up.</p>
<p>i had always though that athletes minority people and international students were considered normal people.....we all have different strenghts and abilities and life will always be "unfair" for that reason. College Addmissions people esspecially at Cornell( as most of u guys know) they could pick the A+ students and 1600 crowd of kids IF they wanted to. But inaddition to getting an education, ( THIS IS MY OPINION) I think that you need to be in an environment that is also well balanced- meaning people that come from all different types of backgrounds. Going back to the point of this conversation, SAT scores reflect ones ability to take the SATs and how quickly one can process information precisely according to American standards.
Im a little taken back by the international student comment...because my parents arent americans, they came from Africa and is "considered" third world- even though i have my issues on that topic.....BUT anyway, the only reason why i am here today is because both of my parents came to the states because of ACADEMIC scholarships given to them from their schools.. from what my parents tell me that the education system is much tougher there than it is here because of the standards are higher. Also my cousin who went to the best high school in Kenya- was the top of his class, came to the states on a student visa and a partial scholar from his school....he didnt do well on SATs and cant really get in anywhere.... maybe that is just my own individual case....</p>
<p>AHHH i would like to finish my arguement but i have work to do....BUT DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND WHERE IM COMING FROM????</p>
<p>I was reading my local paper (The Record of Bergen County) and I checked out the North Jersey Scholars section - valedictorian from an Arts and Science school in Paterson, NJ had an SAT score of 960 - that's crazy. My brother is going for a graphic design major (he got into Pratt, top 3 art school in US, and Syracuse) and he had an 1180 and has an A+ midyear in AP Calc AB - I mean kudos to under-privledged kids doing well, but 960??</p>
<p>How does a valedictorian get a 960?? Does he have a learning disability or something??????</p>
<p>the sat does not measure a persons intelligence and/or ability to learn, so instead of changing it, the SAT thrown out</p>
<p>*should be</p>
<p>Yes, it's almost like that in my family also. We are African, but we were raised outside of Africa (though my parents were born there and we always spend time there whenever we can) so I know the stories about school from my cousins, etc. and the rigorous standards drilled into me by my parents. What really annoys me is how so many people believe Africa is what you see on TV, or even worse, that it is a country; but this one really bites it - a lot of people are surprised that I speak English well, and with a British accent no less, even though I grew up in the U.K because I am black and actually have roots (I can point out my country on a map, without going into the whole slavery thing). On the topic of the SATs, in my school, my score is high; only because everyone else that took it was taking it for athletics (that is, to get in, not because they needed a high score) and a lot of them scored in the 1000s...and they weren't black or URM. The fact is, I wouldn't be surprised if a couple got admitted to Cornell or the like for their stellar athletics, and above average GPAs - sure, I couldn't hold a conversation on Dumas with many people at my school, but SAT scores and ethnicity aren't everything - the point of having other sections with which to weigh an application is to get a picture instead of number crunching.
So, to finally answer the question, though I do not personally attend Cornell, I can guess that if a person had an area in which they could compensate for a low SAT score (music, athletics, intl awards) then they might have a chance of getting in. Riding the race card into uni is a recipe for disaster, and it is definitely not guaranteed - they have enough "URMs" with great scores to pick from.</p>
<p>I didn't say it was particularly accurate, but 960?! Come on now!</p>
<p>I get the The Record of Bergen County too, Crypto, and the people they feature in there sometimes are pretty ridiculous. I realize they send out applications to all of the public high schools in our area, but still, how can you compare that valedictorian to, say, the #2 student at my school who has a 1600, all-county sports recognition, 10 5's on APs, ect. No recognition there. Sorry guys, just a personal rant about the "North Jersey Scholars" thing.</p>
<p>Yes, exactly. Personally I would be embarrassed to take the spot of a person more qualified than myself for North Jersey Scholars. At least the Scholar from our school (Midland Park HS) had 1530 SAT, valedictorian, 5.3 wgpa, Eagle Scout, Columbia SHP, top 5 student Merck NJ Integrated Science Test, NJ Science League plaques, the list goes on. 960 SAT?? I mean she's from Paterson, but even then I'm sure the valedictorian in bad schooling situations could at least get 1200-1250? Odd...</p>
<p>960 is really low for a valedictorian, even without preparation or good schooling</p>
<p>Exactly, crypto. Has your school been featured yet? I'll watch for Midland Park just because it would be cool to see a deserving person get it! :p I wrote up a paragraph for our valedictorian last week so I guess my school is coming up. (He didn't want to brag about himself so I offered to! LOL)</p>